Browse 12 public figure doctrine cases decided by California Court of Appeal. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Appellate court affirms summary judgment in defamation case for lack of malice
Nichols v. Alghannam, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Nichols, sued the defendant, Alghannam, for defamation, alleging that ...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case Due to Lack of Actual Malice
Haun v. Pagano, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Haun, sued the defendant, Pagano, for defamation after Pagano made alleg...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case
Fancourt v. Zargaryan, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Fancourt, sued the defendant, Zargaryan, for defamation, alleging...
Statements accusing person of crimes are factual, not opinion
Amaro v. Weber, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 19, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Amaro, sued the defendant, Weber, for defamation after Weber published statement...
Statements of Opinion Not Actionable Defamation
Vergara v. Ouse, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Vergara, sued the defendant, Ouse, for defamation after Ouse made alleg...
Statements of Opinion Protected from Defamation Claims
Sproul v. Vallee, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Sproul, sued the defendant, Vallee, for defamation after Vallee posted...
Statements alleging fraud found to be factual assertions, not protected opinion
Snover v. Gupta, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 18, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Snover, sued the defendant, Gupta, for defamation after Gupta published...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case
Lee v. Yan, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Lee, sued the defendant, Yan, for defamation, alleging that Yan made false an...
Statements of Opinion Not Defamatory
Prato v. Gioia, decided by California Court of Appeal on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Prato, sued the defendant, Gioia, for defamation, alleging that Gioia made f...
Defamation claim fails: Statements not proven false or made with malice
Perry v. Stuart, decided by California Court of Appeal on May 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Perry, sued Stuart for defamation after Stuart posted allegedly false and da...
Court Rules Some Online Statements Defamatory, Others Protected Opinion
Alves v. Weber, decided by California Court of Appeal on May 13, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Alves, sued the defendant, Weber, for defamation after Weber posted allegedly false a...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case
Pateras v. Armenta, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Pateras, sued the defendant, Armenta, for defamation, alleging that ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 12 public figure doctrine cases from California Court of Appeal. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 9, Mixed: 2, Plaintiff Win: 1.
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